Green on Green Cilantro Pesto Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
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cilantro pesto sauce
- 1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro, no stems
- 1⁄4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
- 2 tablespoons roasted chopped green chilies
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil, add more if necessary
- salt
- pasta
- vegetables
- 8 ounces pasta, cooked and chilled (star #54 style)
- 1 cucumber, quartered and sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cup sugar snap pea, halved
- 5 green onions, sliced green parts only
directions
- Put all cilantro ingredients into food processor or blender and blend until creamy.
- Boil pasta, drain.
- Mix pesto with pasta until well incorporated. Chill one hour.
- Add vegetable mixture, stir.
- Salt to taste and serve.
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Reviews
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This is a great recipe and very adaptable. In my case I used pine nuts for the pesto, and used broccoli, zucchini, and red peppers for the veggies (OK, so I deviated from the "green" theme a wee bit--LOL!) My choice of pasta was spinach fusilli. Can't wait to try this idea again with the sugar snaps as I just did not have room for them! Thanks for posting. :)
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